.33 Winchester Center Fire | ||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | USA | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designed | 1902 | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .338 in (8.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .365 in (9.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .443 in (11.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .508 in (12.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .610 in (15.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.11 in (54 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 2.80 in (71 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1:12 | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | large rifle | |||||||||||||||
Ballistic performance
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Source(s): Barnes & Amber 1972 |
The .33 Winchester Center Fire (colloquially .33 WCF[1] or .33 Win) is an American centerfire rifle cartridge.
Introduced by Winchester for the Model 1886 lever rifle in 1903, it survived until the Model 86 was dropped in 1936.[2] It was also offered in the Marlin Marlin Model 1895 and Winchester's own single-shot Model 1885.[2]
A good round for deer, elk, or black bear in wooded terrain at medium range, it out performs the ballistically similar .35 Remington, and can be improved with modern powders.[2] The .33 WCF was replaced by the more powerful .348 Winchester, and stopped being commercially offered in 1940.[2]
See also[]
- List of cartridges by caliber
- List of rifle cartridges
- List of centerfire cartridges
- 8mm caliber
References[]
Notes[]
- Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".33 Winchester", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 83, 122, & 123. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.
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